Friday, December 15, 2017

An ongoing lead-dust nightmare in this 12th Street building currently owned by Madison Realty Capital (The Villager)

City Council passes bill to increase transparency for urban renewal areas (The Lo-Down)

Thoughts on "What About Me," Rachel Amodeo's drama shot in the East Village in the early 1990s, playing Dec. 27 and Jan. 1 as part of MoMa's "New York Film and Video: No Wave–Transgressive" series (The New Yorker)

And several EVG readers have shared crowdfunding campaigns currently underway for two East Village residents... Barbara Caporale, a longtime community gardener and activist who has lived in the neighborhood for 40 years, is in danger of losing her home. You can read about the campaign here. There's also a campaign for Jimmy Carbone, owner of the currently closed Jimmy's No. 43 on Seventh Street. The campaign is to help him cover medical treatment and other debts. Read about that here.

The library and St. Marks Church both have a history and are unique to our neighborhood. I hear that the library is really working at developing new things. Two cultural institutions that we should support and utilize. I am hoping that PS122 keeps it local, you know-that they are part of the neighborhood and for the neighborhood. And that DeBlasio keeps his committment to us for Charas. I like your friend too and any of the vendors who sell on the street. Enjoy the snow.

There has GOT to be justice for the victims of predatory scumlords. What's going on with those rent-stabilized tenants and the kids and everyone living at NYCHA is a form of affordability cleansing. And it's fucking criminal that the proper authorities are doing nothing about it except letting it fester by their clearly willful indifference.

Like ten minutes ago I ran into Rachel Amodeo at Muzzerella and was telling her how much I like What About Me. It's a very thoughtful portrayal of a person struggling with trauma. I'm always glad to see that her film is being shown again so that more people can experience it. And yes, it's also a nice 1990s EV time capsule featuring many of our favorite local movie stars.

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